CREB®Cast
CREB®Cast is a podcast created by the Calgary Real Estate Board for its members. On each episode we’ll discuss a variety of topics pertaining to our membership. We’ll talk about how the market is doing, provide board updates and discuss other topics of importance to our members.
CREB®Cast
CREB®Cast: EP #12 – Investment, Resilience, and Innovation: Lessons from Greg Houston
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In this episode of CREB®Cast, Sam Randhawa interviews broker-owner and former CREB® President, Greg Houston, who shares his 1972 start in real estate, early experiences and the launch of his own brokerage.
Greg reflects on market booms and busts, the oil embargo and early-80s crash, and how real estate investing helped him build stability. He discusses serving on the Calgary Real Estate Board, including as president in 1989, industry changes from paper listings to modern tech, and the need to be discerning amid AI and misinformation.
Highlights include his long-term ownership philosophy, community involvement, and being the first donor to the CREB® REALTOR® Community Foundation.